Black Desert PC Requirements
To play it you need at least a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER-class graphics card ; to play it as the developers intended, aim for a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER. Among the games we track, it is moderately demanding.
- Minimum GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
- Recommended GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- RAM
- 8–16 GB
- Disk
- 80 GB
Which graphics cards clear it
All 165 desktop cards we track, sorted against the publisher's minimum and recommended card.
What the publisher lists
Quoted from the Steam store page — see the original. Where we could place a named part, our closest match is underneath.
| Part | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics card | GeForce GTX 970, Radeon RX 480 matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER | GeForce GTX 1660 Super matches NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER |
| Processor | Intel Core i3 (4th Generation) | Intel Core i5 (8th Generation), AMD Ryzen 5 2000 Series |
| Memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Video memory | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage | 80 GB | 80 GB |
| Windows | Windows 10 | Same as minimum |
| DirectX | Publisher didn't say | Same as minimum |
Frame-rate outlook, weakest card to strongest
Modelled at the High preset without upscaling, next to a Intel Core i7-10700K-class processor. Estimates, not recorded benchmarks — how the model works.
| Card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K | Against the specs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | 34 | 21 | 12 | Too slow |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER | 60 | 37 | 22 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 6600 | 73 | 45 | 26 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 73 | 45 | 26 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 | 87 | 54 | 31 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 87 | 54 | 31 | Recommended |
| Intel Arc B580 | 97 | 60 | 35 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 107 | 66 | 39 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | 155 | 96 | 56 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | 166 | 103 | 60 | Recommended |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | 201 | 124 | 72 | Recommended |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | 236 | 146 | 85 | Recommended |
Answers about Black Desert on PC
What is the lowest graphics card that runs Black Desert?
The publisher's minimum is GeForce GTX 970, Radeon RX 480. The least powerful card we track that matches it is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER.
How much RAM does Black Desert need?
8 GB at minimum, 16 GB recommended.
How much storage space does Black Desert take?
80 GB of free space. An SSD will noticeably shorten loading at that size.
Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 run Black Desert?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
Can a AMD Radeon RX 6600 run Black Desert?
Yes — it meets the recommended graphics card.
If your PC runs Black Desert, it also runs
Released games whose recommended graphics card is no more demanding than this one's.
